Obituaries

James Ronald “Ronnie” Cobb, 63, of Kingston, went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 7, 2012, in University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville.

He was of the Presbyterian faith, a graduate of Oak Ridge High School, studied electrical engineering at UT, served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier Ranger during the Vietnam War, and retired from TVA as an instrument mechanic foreman. Throughout his life, he enjoyed boating, fishing, movies, and lapidary. He was a loving, devoted father, and his family and friends will miss him greatly.

Naomi P. Childs, 89, of Harriman, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012, in Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center.
Of the Baptist faith, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jess W. Childs; several brothers; and one sister.
Survivors include a son, Roger Childs, Kingston; a daughter, Sandra Hampton (Steve), Harriman; three grandchildren, Natalie Beason (Roger), Karen Childs and Buffy Bussell (John); six great-grandchildren, Eric, Tristan and Alexis, Amanda, Stephanie and Matthew; and a sister, Margaret Kelly, Oakdale.

Magalene “Maggie” Carroll, 63, of Oliver Springs, died Friday, April 6, 2012, at Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Roxie Seiber Carroll.
Survivors include a son, Daniel Benbenek, Oak Ridge.
Funeral service was at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in Sharp Funeral Home chapel, Oliver Springs, with Pastor Thomas Vananda officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Scott and Bessie Cottrell Lane.

Survivors include a son, Greg Shirks, Rockwood.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 4, in Evans Mortuary, Rockwood. Funeral service will follow in the chapel, with Clyde Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at Glen Alice Cemetery, Rockwood.

Gerald Lynn Gamble, 66, of Oliver Springs, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012, in University of Alabama-Birmingham following an extended illness.

He was born June 2, 1945, in Harriman. He lived in and grew up in Oliver Springs and graduated from Oliver Springs High School in 1963. Following his high school graduation, he entered into the U.S. Air Force and served his country during the Vietnam War. While serving, he received several medals, ribbons and citations. After his military discharge, he returned back to Oliver Springs where he had continued to live.

She was born Jan. 19, 1935, in Troy, Tenn., to Watson Aubrey Cherry and Martha Wiley Cherry. She was a member of Young’s Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Lawnville Road. She spent more than 20 years in the Air Force with her husband and moved to Kingston in 1974.